Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Spills Galore at Cycleland By J. Noffsinger CHICO, CAL., July 24, 1971 - A nice and hospitable crowd welcomed a crowd of new riders here at Cycleland Speedway this evening. The weather was excellent, and track conditions were favorable to a fast evening of racing. Usually the 100 class is the one which has trouble with excessive pushing in the corners which results in riders piling up, and heats being stopped due to riders and machinery on the track. However, this evening- there was a turn-about which resulted in some lme racing in this class, and some shabby racing in the 200 and 250 classes. A limactic nti-C Speedway Show By Bruce Young RENO, NEV., July 22, 1971 - Small tumou t of riders and fair size crowd made the second in a series of speedway races held here sort of anticlimatic. The race was· of high quality but there just was something missing about the way that they rode. The track was in excellent condition with one tum making it possible to power all the way around with one's feet on the pegs. The big hero of the nigh t was Dave Gifford, stealing the show by winning all the races he entered. A local rider that did well in the fmal events was Jawa dealer Ron Smally of Reno. This was Ron's first ride on a Speedway bike and he really knows how to ride. He fin.ished third in the Div. II Main Event after giving the other riders a real challenge. Many riders from the Sacramento, Calif., area came up again to help out the show and went away with much of the money. All hope that things will improve in Reno because this is a very en thusiastic crowd and the track was prepared with the greatest amount of care by Gus Lauer. (Results on pal{e 32) OLYMPIA USA'S TOP RIDERS (Alrudy SilP*ll John DeSoto· Suzuki Doug Grant - AJS Tom Rapp'- Bultaco Lars Larson . Husky Tim Hart Jim West Feets Minert Plus many more to come CONTINGENCY AWARDS (by Bassani, On Any Sunday &many others) . One rider on an undersized bike in the 200 class repeatedly was involved in crashes which took its toll on riders and machinery. He finally wrecked h.is own bike to the point where it would no longer run, and left the track to saner and more th ough tful riders. Dave Veffredo of Chico again pushed his tired Bultaco to a well·earned ltrSt in the 250 Expert Main. Dave simply appears to get more out of this bike than it appears to be capable of giving. Jim Crenshaw, who. is leading in points in tIie 250 class, returned after a two-weeK absence, however, found he had difficulty in traveling the track with h.is usual quick, precise manner with a wounded leg. Several new riders showed up' this evening, and Corkey Swadley of Petaluma was the most noteworthy. He won the 250 Scratch Main, and then placed second in the 250 Handicap Main. In the latter event he pushed Mike Hardy of Sacramento all the way to victory. The sudden rash of accidents the past few weeks have brought out a few broken bones and many aches and pains. They can be only contributed to over·zealous riding on the part of rather inexperienced riders !n the Main. Lately, some more experienced riders have been seen pushing their way into corners where they do not belong. In the interest in safe and sane racing there is going to have to be more thought given to how one should race here, and who is doing th e dangerous racing, and what should be done about it. (Results on page 32) SALES SERVIC-E F.lgPAIRS Complete macll.ine sF1ol'>~ a a 12TOOTH CZCounter Sprockets $9.25 Cal. 'es. add 5% sales tax. C&M SPECIAL TIES-P.O. BOX 717 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. 94040 w oJ CJ > CJ 10% ORDER ~~"J. ~KAWASAKI - ~ w Z Coupon worth 10% discount on Parts or Service ACCESSORY CO. ~ MOTORCYCLES 3958 E. 14th ST., OAKLAND, CAL. 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